The 2024 National Budget contains no allocation for media organisations, despite President-elect Mohamed Muizzu's campaign pledge of state funding to ensure media independence. Transitional Spokesperson Mohamed Firuzul Abdulla Khaleel said the incoming administration's budget committee had limited space to work on the budget, and that 314 proposed projects were budgeted without exceeding MVR 49.5 billion.
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While 314 projects proposed to be initiated by the incoming administration have been budgeted
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Muizzu does not want the 2024 Budget to balloon past MVR 49.5 billion, Khaleel said.
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Despite President-elect Mohamed Muizzu's campaign pledge to provide state funding to ensure media independence, the 2024 National Budget has revealed that no such allocation has been made for media organisations.
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